A refresher for all our community members, new and old! The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project advances and invests in the health, education, and safety of young people living in Southern Africa to create a more equitable future for all.
🚨 TODAY 🚨 is your last chance to make a donation for a chance to hang out w/
@CharlizeAfrica
AND win a
@Samsung
65" TV & one-year of
@Netflix
! Donations go towards our programs supporting the youth of Southern Africa 💛
Enter by 11:59 pm PT tonight!
⏳ TIME IS RUNNING OUT! ⏳
Til 8/9, enter for a chance to hang w/
@CharlizeAfrica
by donating $10 or more in support of our work. You could win a
@Samsung
TV &
@netflix
fan bundle (perf for
#QuaranTimes
), or a slew of other prizes!
Enter now
@Prizeo
👉
Without urgent action, the world is headed towards a new AIDS emergency. As the world prepares for a
#G7
summit focused on global health & pandemics, summit chair UK Prime Minister
@BorisJohnson
MUST put action to end HIV & AIDS on the agenda or risk a new AIDS emergency.
"The
#COVID19
pandemic has further exacerbated entrenched discrimination against women and girls."
--
@antonioguterres
, Secretary-General of the
@UN
, tells Human Rights Council.
We couldn't agree more. Read his full statement:
#StandUp4HumanRights
Ride with the Fast family! We are SO pumped to premiere the first EVER
@TheFastSaga
cast merch collection, available now at 🏎️
Best of all: 100% of net proceeds benefit CTAOP, in support of the health, education & safety of youth in Southern Africa 💛
Wishing the HAPPIEST of birthdays to our forever leading lady:
@CharlizeAfrica
! 16 years ago you set CTAOP in motion with the dream of making a positive change for & alongside the young people of South Africa. You bring so much joy to so many. We love you, CT! Happy birthday 💛
We're so proud these exceptional, powerhouse women heard our rallying cry, & are uniting as one,
#TogetherForHer
, alongside
@CARE
&
@EIFoundation
.
We're a movement spotlighting & funding interventions to help keep women & girls safe from abuse. Join us:
HAPPY birthday
@charlizeafrica
: Our gratitude & love for you knows no bounds! Your vision of change created a movement & family with unbreakable bonds, rallied around the young leaders changing our world for the better. Thank you for trusting us & taking us along for the ride! 💛
High key,
@CharlizeAfrica
is a big tennis fan––we can think of no one more fitting to host the 20th Annual
@DesertSmash
tennis event! CTAOP is SO honored & excited to be this year's benefiting partner 🎾💛
Learn about joining us in the desert this March:
#FBF
to
#UNGA
week in NYC with our founder
@CharlizeAfrica
last month!
#Repost
@UN
: “It’s time to ACT – and no matter what you are passionate about, you can.”
📸: UN Photo / Mark Garten"
Thank you
@Clarendelle
for the generous donation on behalf of Kristen Stewart,
@SBIFF
honoree! Kristen has supported CTAOP for years, & signed onto our 2020
#TogetherForHer
campaign against GBV. We're so grateful to have such an incredible human & her community in our corner 💛
Today's the LAST DAY to support our work by entering our
@LongShotMovie
@omaze
campaign! A night of karaoke & shots w
@CharlizeAfrica
&
@MsJuneDiane
all in the name of the right to thrive––what could be better?
Get your entries in before midnight PT!
.
@CharlizeAfrica
always gets to the heart of what we do 💛 "I think when it comes to philanthropy...it’s about supporting community members, those grassroots orgs that are doing very impactful work & asking them what they need [to get the job done.]"
While accepting her Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at
@THR
's Women In Entertainment Gala,
@CharlizeAfrica
reflected on
#15YearsOfCTAOP
and the unparalleled, inspiring resilience of Southern Africa's young people 🥹
DYK: In 2008, our founder
@CharlizeAfrica
was named a
@UN
Messenger of Peace?! Her work twds HIV prevention & the elimination of violence against women aligned with the
#MDGs
, & brought us into the fold of incredible changemakers set on building a safer, more equitable world.
Our founder
@CharlizeAfrica
dropped by
@DrewBarrymoreTV
to welcome our friend
@DrewBarrymore
to the airwaves & dig into CTAOP's work,
#TogetherForHer
, & overcoming adversity. Charlize & Drew are inspiring examples of surviving hardships while leading w/ authenticity & empathy 💛
CTAOP helped facilitate a visit from our friend
@ThusoMbedu
to our Program Partner HIVSA/
@chomamag
.
She reflected: "I was so honored to see the work of Choma & CTAOP & the massive, tangible impact they have on the community 🫶🏾 so much more help is needed in different ways." 🥹
15 years later, we have a LOT to celebrate. In honor of
@CharlizeAfrica
, our Program Partners, team, & the youth of Southern Africa, we're amped to share this new video commemorating all we've learned & accomplished together––& all we're dreaming towards.
WHAT SHE SAID 👇
#THREAD
via
@CharlizeAfrica
:
1/ "You know what I freaking miss? PEOPLE. Trust me, I love a good day to myself watching Real Housewives in my bed. But after a year of seeing barely anyone face-to-face, I am OVER it."
[📷 by Nick Pinnoy]
The only word that comes to mind to describe yesterday's
@DesertSmash
event is ICONIC –– because we were surrounded by genuine ICONS. We and
@CharlizeAfrica
had an absolute blast and feel so grateful for all the love.
📷
@bknownagency
& Tony Crago
Congrats to our
#1
@CharlizeAfrica
for this huge, well-deserved recognition of her trailblazing work, from Hollywood to Southern Africa 💛
At the annual Women In Entertainment Gala,
@THR
honored Charlize w the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award.
.
@CharlizeAfrica
: “Beautiful night with our
@CTAOP
fam as we continue celebrating 15 years and the incredible work of our Program Partners in Southern Africa 💕🍷”
🥹 and a big thank you to
@WhisperingAngel
for making this special night possible ✨
📷
@EclipticPhoto
.
@CharlizeAfrica
, Program Dir of past CTAOP Program Partner HIVSA Neo, & CTAOP YL Scholar Miche talked to
@THR
about CTAOP's evolution/expansion over the yrs, & how walking the journey of change side by side has allowed the world to open up for all of us.
Kicking off a busy & FUN month,
@CharlizeAfrica
was in NY last week w her
@Breitling
fam, who've always been so supportive of CTAOP––we are so grateful!
Check out the gift bags they used! We 💛 any excuse to get more of our
@TheLittleMarket
#Changemaker
bags out into the world.
via
@GlblCtzn
: “From maternal healthcare, to safe contraception and abortion, to sex education – women’s sexual & reproductive rights MATTER. Join
@CharlizeAfrica
and 2023
#GCPrize
Winner
@Deja_Foxx
in telling world leaders, ‘Our bodies. Our lives. Our right to decide.’”
These are no ordinary bikes! CTAOP-funded bicycles are used by our Program Partner
@AfricanParks
' 6 youth groups of peer educators to travel >30km to speak to folks in rural, hard-to-reach areas about safe sex, HIV, STIs, unplanned pregnancy, & preventing childhood marriages 🚴🏾♀️🚴🏽
ICYMI: Last month, CTAOP's piece on "Reimagining Funder Accountability" was published in
@SSIReview
's supplement on trust-based philanthropy!
This is an ever-evolving journey which we are so proud & humbled to be on alongside incredible Partners who we learn from every day.
THANK YOU
@TandCmag
for this supremely special philanthropy-focused profile of
@CharlizeAfrica
& CTAOP, for highlighting many of our partners – who it would be impossible to tell our story without – & helping us share where we've been & where we're going.
"These viruses will not go away until we actually look at social injustices. We value certain lives more than others. And until that goes away, we'll never get to the end of diseases like HIV or COVID." -
@CharlizeAfrica
#VaccinesForAll
#OurCivilSociety
🥺💛🥺💛🥺 We love you
@HannahSimone
!!!
#Repost
@hannahsimone
: "Yesterday was World AIDS Day. I encourage you to support organizations like
@ctaop
who are working tirelessly to eradicate the world from HIV/AIDS." 🧵
"Young people who have known a daily barrage of heartbreak, trauma, violence, adversity & tragedy are beginning to believe in themselves. Music allows them to become engaged, & to speak in a way that they've never been able to. That's the healing power of music.” –
@mbsings
There is no CTAOP without
@CharlizeAfrica
. She is our founder & visionary. So every year on her birthday – (TODAY!) – we celebrate not only her awesomeness, but ALL of the impact we've been able to make together because in 2007 she FOUND HER WHY in the youth of Southern Africa.
THREAD: An enormous & heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to & shared our South Africa Flood Relief fundraiser. It’s been devastating for so many, but we have been inspired by how our community has rallied together to help.
YASSS⚡️Congrats to our beating heart
@CharlizeAfrica
!
@bombshellmovie
is about speaking truth to power. That resonates w us & our main goal: Creating space for young folks to step into their power. Proud to be led by this powerhouse who lives this in her work & passion each day💛
Who caught
@CharlizeAfrica
on the
@RuPaulsDragRace
season premiere this weekend?!!! 🤩
Suffice it to say, we're capital P PROUD of our leading lady and the way she has stood up for the drag community, who are experiencing hate, stigma, and oppression.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
@CharlizeAfrica
!
As we push fwd thru these times, there's NO ONE we'd rather have leading our tribe. Your sharp wit & sense of humor keeps us on our toes. Your passion to make our world safe & equitable for young people radiates off you––inspiring all around you.
One of the most fun activities we've ever done at a
#SwidlerSummit
was cooking together with our Program Partners earlier this month 🧑🏾🍳🥘🍽️ In Joburg, we prepared a mexican feast: beef, fish, and bean tacos, salsa, guacamole, and gazpacho –– but the churros were a crowd favorite.
#TBT
to a 🎤 drop moment from
@CharlizeAfrica
at the 2016
@AIDS_conference
, during
@GenEndIt
's launch. 7 yrs later we still have a ways to go. We MUST retain the fire we felt then, & by looking unfalteringly at the systemic reasons for its persistence, end AIDS once & for all.
A big thank you to
@USVentureOpen
– an annual charity event working to end poverty in NE Wisconsin – for having
@CharlizeAfrica
as the guest of honor last week! And look who flew out to join her!! Ubuntu Council member, all around rockstar, the one & only Chef
@AndrewZimmern
😍
🗞️ Big news!
We're so looking forward to taking part in the inaugural Social Impact Summit co-hosted by The Hollywood Reporter
@THR
and
@SocialImpctFund
, presented by
@GileadSciences
!
🥰 SO proud of our founder for being named this year's recipient of the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award –– and grateful to
@THR
for recognizing
@CharlizeAfrica
's enormous impact through CTAOP and our Program Partners 💛
We had THE BEST time on Friday celebrating 5 years of the iconic Furiosa &
#MadMaxFuryRoad
at our
#MadMasks
Drive In screening at
@TheGroveLA
! We had NO IDEA how we were gonna pull this off during these wild times... [CONT'D]
Wanna hang out with
@CharlizeAfrica
& hear some BTS stories from her new movie,
#TheOldGuard
? Donate $10 to support our work for a chance to meet her –– AND take home a brand new
@Samsung
tv and a
@Netflix
fan bundle.
Don’t miss out! Enter now:
In Dec 2020,
@mtvstayingalive
officially launched in South Africa, where
@CharlizeAfrica
virtually honored their Peer Educator of the Year, Nomvuyo Bhengu. Watch to hear Charlize’s remarks!
Systemic racism continues to thrive, deepening inequalities, fracturing societies, and denying people their basic human rights –– including their right to health.
This
#WorldAIDSDay
, let's unite to end the inequalities holding back the end of AIDS.
Let's
#Equalize
!
@UNAIDS
As part of our ~ Kiddos and Pups in CTAOP Merch ~ series, may we present to you: CTAOP Ubuntu Council member Dave Ross’ sweet dog Henley 🐾
(And before you ask, no, we sadly don’t sell this cap anymore? But 🤞 we will add some even cooler hats to our offerings soon…😉)
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced most of the world to come to a crushing halt. The CTAOP community, however, did not.
Here's a look back at the year that changed it all, & the immense weight our Program Partners lifted off of those they serve:
YAS! This is our opportunity to lead with empathy, grace, and love. Give each other the benefit of the doubt. Choose to believe that people are making the best decisions they can for themselves and their loved ones.
Some serious
#MondayMotivation
for y'all: CTAOP YL Scholar Linda, of the Orewa Seikō cohort, was just recognized by the University Of Johannesburg (
@go2uj
) for being in the top 15 of his class! 🚀 We're so proud of you Linda! 👏 GET 👏 AFTER 👏 IT!
"We need to stop blaming, shaming, and discriminating against people in need and start creating the enabling environments that provide real help and hope." -
@CharlizeAfrica
#HLM2021AIDS
@UNAIDS
CTAOP Yebo Leadership Circle appreciation post 💛
These changemakers have volunteered their time, fundraised, organized & led events sharing CTAOP's work & uplifting our Program Partners, & many are currently working w various PPs to support them more directly w their expertise.
For the second year,
@adidas
made the holiday season at our Program Partner Community Healthcare Solutions a bit brighter, with a huge donation of sneakers and swag.
A big thank you to Adidas for thinking of our Partners and community! 👟🎽
"Every generation has people who inspire subsequent generations.
@drSikhulileMoyo
and
@Tuliodna
have the potential to be that for people who will work in public health and genomics. We have not seen the end of their contributions."
Hello from Joburg where we hosted our first Leadership Summit for the recipients of CTAOP’s Youth Leaders Scholarship (YLS)! Since launching YLS in 2018, this is the first time we've been able to bring all 4 cohorts of Scholars together to bond, learn from each other, & grow.
At the heart of
#GivingTuesday
is a transformational movement asking us to lean into radical generosity, to give more of whatever it is we have: whether it be time, goods, services, money – or even simply positivity and love for our neighbors.
#FBF
// Our YL Scholars kicking off the day with an
@AccessTherapyZA
session last month at their Leadership Summit 🧘🏽
We've been proud and grateful to partner with My Online Therapist in supporting these changemakers, and giving them room to grow, heal, and thrive 🌱
Men’s voices are critical to ending domestic violence during
#COVID
& beyond. Til now,
#TogetherForHer
has been driven by the voices of womxn––so we're moved by the support of men like
@mbsings
, a long-time advocate for the safety of women & children.
Behind the small & mighty CTAOP team is a village of kind-hearted people with a collective vision for a more equitable world. Our Ubuntu Council has helped provide support, resources, direction, & ideas for years –– & it's time you finally met them, starting w/ Kelly Hallman! 🧵
We are humbled and thrilled to share that this exciting, gorgeous limited-edition collaboration & capsule collection with
@Dior
& South African designer
@_ThebeMagugu_
– in support of CTAOP's work – is now available in Dior's LA, NYC, & Paris stores 💫
THIS. We see, love, and honor you
@MelissaBenoist
💛 thank you for being a crucial part of
#TogetherForHer
and using your story and experiences to bring support and strength to others. 🙏
"It’s possible and you deserve to have a different life and to find love that doesn’t hurt you and that exists."
Thank you,
@MelissaBenoist
for sharing your powerful story with us tonight. 💜
#NightOfSolidarity
CTAOP Program Partner Philisa Abafazi Bethu ran a Holiday Program earlier this month while kids were out of school, creating a safe space for children to be children, to get a hot meal, and have some fun.
#CTAOPBlockParty
III: SUCCESS! When we were thrown the biggest curveball ever –
@CharlizeAfrica
tested + for Covid – we were gutted & had to pivot––FAST. (Pun intended 😜). Each year our community shows up for us, but this year? YALL 😭
@TheFastSaga
#FastX
fam is truly a family.
"In the race against COVID-19, none of us cross the finish line until we all do." 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏽♂️🏃
Props to
@peoplesvaccine
for this epic, on point visualization of how inequities continue to fuel the pandemic.
Please join us in sending a HUGE congratulations to our very own Lorrie Fair Allen – CTAOP's Chief Program Director – on being inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame!
We're just here to remind you on
#WorldMentalHealthDay
and EVERY day: You are MORE than enough.
RT or tag someone in the replies who deserves to hear this message today 💛
🖼 by CloseCallStudios
Please join us in wishing the happiest of birthdays to our Associate Program Director, Jessie! This past year, you've shown the world that there's no mountain you can't scale 🧗🏽♀️ We are SO proud to be on your team! Happy birthday, Jessie 💛
🎂 Please join us today in wishing our Executive Director Ashlee the happiest of birthdays! Since our founding in 2007, Ashlee has remained the heart of our operation –– and CTAOP wouldn’t be what we are today without her fortitude, moral center, and radical empathy. 💛
Please join us in sending a huge congratulations to CTAOP YL Scholar Nokwanda on her graduation from the University of the Western Cape
@UWConline
! 🎓 🥳 Nokwanda was in the very first cohort of our Youth Leaders Scholarship, and is among the first of our Scholars to graduate!
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!
There is no one more equipped to advocate for communities impacted by HIV/AIDS – let alone ALL sexual & reproductive health issues – than community leaders & members themselves––like our Program Partners.
LET COMMUNITIES LEAD!
#WorldAIDSDay
Today, we're so thrilled to introduce you all to our 4th CTAOP Youth Leaders Scholarship cohort: OREWA SEIKŌ 🪷
The Scholars chose the name together. They shared: "Orewa Seikō means I AM SUCCESS . Derived it from "To Tomoni" which means "together as one."
🔍 Spotted!
@CharlizeAfrica
rocking CTAOP's
@PopSockets
😍
Match with our founder and grab your own! Half of the proceeds go towards supporting our work in Southern Africa:
📷 via Charlize Theron
I MEAAANNNNN 😍 that JOY! Can you feel it radiating off your screen?!
Stay warm this cozy season with the CTAOP Black Africa Map hoodie rocked by our Program Partner leader Lucinda, Executive Director of Philisa Abafazi Bethu.
Shop now:
We're humbled & proud
@ETAForg
will be honoring our founder
@CharlizeAfrica
this week at their 2022
@ElizabethTaylor
Ball to End AIDS with their Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award!
There's a reason (...or 10!) why we chose to feature Africa's baobab tree on our merch. Apart from being instantly recognizable with its iconic trunk and shape, do y'all have any idea how magical these plants are????!! Read on for some fun facts 🌳✨
Wishing y'all a joyous & meaningful new year! In 2022 –our 15th year – we've partnered w so many amazing people & orgs to create a brighter future for youth in Southern Africa.
Thank you for joining us on this journey; we can't wait to see where 2023 & the next 15 yrs take us!💛